What a weak pass at the end from the corpse of Tayshaun Prince. Total half azzed effort by TP.

In the 3rd Rip fed JJ for that huge 3...Portland calls a timeout and Kuester is shaking everyon'e hand as they come to the bench. He holds out his hand for Rip and Rip pulls his hand back. It was like Stuart from the MadTV skit. Dooonnn't touch me!

In the 3rd Rip fed JJ for that huge 3...Portland calls a timeout and Kuester is shaking everyon'e hand as they come to the bench. He holds out his hand for Rip and Rip pulls his hand back. It was like Stuart from the MadTV skit. Dooonnn't touch me!

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Maybe Rip was in the rest room with the coach during half time and noticed that he didn't wash his hands before he came out?

Aldridge is a good scorer, but I agree with Ernie, he doesn't do much else.

Bosh has more range. Aldridge is sort of a robot down there. But darn effective.

The difference is that Bosh gets to the line almost twice as much and he is a shot blocker.

I have Aldridge on my fantasy team for 2 years, and for every 20/10 game, he will give you a 14 and 6 game. He only puts up really big numbers when he plays a ton of minutes.

We're talking about 16 + 8 vs 24 + 11.

You put Bosh in Portland and they would be a contender.

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Bosh is a shot blocker?

#'s are a tough thing to figure. I think Bosh gets a lot more looks playing for TO than LA does. Style of team play may give him a few more boards with that. Aldridge is not the primary option in Portland and is winning also. (I make the comparison based on something you said last year by the by.)

The overriding similarity of the 2 to me is that while they are both skilled they lack the top notch athleticism and strength to really dominate.

u must not have watched Bosh play in the Olympics//// His defense was a big key in the kast two games. Even the announcers were shocked because in Toronto thye dont employ a defensive system....The same thing happened to Garnett after a few years in Minnesota. Put Bosh here instead of Darko when he came out of college and he'd be twice the player he is now.

The overriding similarity of the 2 to me is that while they are both skilled they lack the top notch athleticism and strength to really dominate.

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I don't think Aldridge lacks strength, the guy is really well built. He just doesn't play a power game. And Bosh has filled out big since he was drafted. Both of them are quite athletic for their size. Neither is a Kevin Durant, but then there aren't many Kevin Durants.

I always end up defending Bosh, and I'm not even a big fan of his really. I mean I like him, I'd love to have him because he is easily one of the top 5 big men in the NBA, but Bargnani is the guy who I really enjoy watching. Although, the best NBA player in my opinion is Ben Wallace, and after that the drop off is huge to these guys. My sense of aesthetics I suppose.

Anyway, I end up defending Bosh, because I think people place these unrealistic expectations on him. He's a 24+11 guy, an Olympian, by all accounts a decent teammate and a hard worker.

I'm not sure what it is that he isn't doing that others do. Ok, he's not Duncan in his prime, or Shaq in his prime, or Olajuwon. I doubt he ever becomes a HOFer like those guys will be. I certainly don't think he is worse than Alonzo Mourning or Patrick Ewing.

Compared to his contemporaries (guys under 30) I think he is very, very good.

u must not have watched Bosh play in the Olympics//// His defense was a big key in the kast two games. Even the announcers were shocked because in Toronto thye dont employ a defensive system....The same thing happened to Garnett after a few years in Minnesota. Put Bosh here instead of Darko when he came out of college and he'd be twice the player he is now.

I'm pretty sure that Dampier was in the top 5 in rebounds going into his contract year (hasnt been anywhere close to that since), along with other names such as Jerome James, Ben Wallace, Carlos Boozer. Gotta watch out for these dudes in contract years, I think the stats are skewed.